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DENVER (AP) — An insurance study links increased car crash claims to legalized recreational marijuana.
The Highway Loss Data Institute says the study found collision claims in Washington, Oregon and Colorado went up 2.7 percent in the years since legal pot sales began when compared with surrounding states.
Marijuana advocates question the study’s comparison of states with such varied populations.
Researchers accounted for factors such as the number of vehicles on the road in the study and control states, age and gender of drivers, weather and even whether the driver making a claim was employed.
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